Sentences with phrase «effort by fossil fuel interests»
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A case has been made that the absence of effective governmental leadership is related to the effect of special interests on policy, as well as to public relations efforts by organizations that profit from the public's addiction to fossil fuels [237], [250].
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It all sounds so reasonable, until you realize that this is the same guy that says human - caused global warming theory is all bunk and then find that his efforts have been funded by fossil fuel interests.
However, the NYT, to their credit, did cover the current efforts by the BLM to sabotage the expansion of solar thermal electricity generation in the U.S.: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/us/27solar.html — that would be the same BLM that has been working overtime to transfer public lands to fossil fuel interests for the past 8 years or so.
But it was Schneiderman who assembled a coalition of attorneys general under the banner of AGs United for Clean Power and proclaimed them «dedicated to coming up with creative ways to enforce laws being flouted by the fossil fuel industry and their allies in their short - sighted efforts to put profits above the interests of the American people.»
The head of Illinois anti-nuclear organization Environmental Law and Policy Center — which is funded by fossil fuel interests and other energy companies that would benefit from closing nuclear plants — has doubled down on his efforts to increase carbon emissions by closing nuclear power plants and replacing them with fossil fuels.
A case has been made that the absence of effective governmental leadership is related to the effect of special interests on policy, as well as to public relations efforts by organizations that profit from the public's addiction to fossil fuels [237], [250].
EPI's investigation reveals an ongoing effort by utilities and fossil fuel interests to influence public officials through university courses and conferences and fund reports authored by academic staff to boost lobbying efforts targeting state government officials and decision makers.
Universities and professors, funded by fossil fuel and utility special interests, are increasingly producing academic reports, supporting advocacy efforts, and amplifying positions that either recommend policies or provide credence to what the energy industry seeks to achieve in the legislative and regulatory arenas.
If more people were aware of the specifics of the carbon cycle, they'd understand why the EPA effort to equate biofuel emissions to fossil fuel emissions is little more than a scam by fossil fuel interests: